Dental erosion in 5-year-old Irish school children and associated factors: A pilot study

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Harding, M A ^a,b   Whelton, H ^a   O'Mullane, D M ^a   Cronin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b North Lee Community Services   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbonated drinks fruit squash; Dental erosion; Fluoridated water supply; Socio economic status; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH DISEASE;

BEVERAGES; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PULP; DENTIN; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INCOME; IRELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH EROSION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0141927816     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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